Best Local Family Friendly Attraction 2018

Zoo Boise

First off, who doesn't love a zoo director by the name of "Peacock?" When we met the newly hired Gene Peacock earlier this year, he had little time to get settled in before he joined officials from Boise City Hall and the Parks and Recreation Department for the groundbreaking of the Gorongosa National Park exhibit, Zoo Boise's most ambitious project to date. The major build-out should be open to the public in the summer of 2019. Peacock said they're also rebuilding the zoo's entrance and front plaza, demolishing some of the older structures to make room for new exhibits. The zoo's popularity is only expected to grow. zooboise.org